Elon Musk

Why Twitter rebranding has fuelled talk of the beast

Just like the “weigh-in” histrionics that traditionally hype up boxing showdowns, there’s nothing quite like a bout between two “technotwats” to get tongues wagging in the world of social media. Certainly much curiosity was generated when Elon Musk snapped up Twitter in 2022… the big question being whether he’d also target Instagram, acquired by Facebook…

Swiss Templars

How Switzerland became keeper of the Templar legacy

When Ignatius of Loyola became the first “Father General” of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1540, he did so in a very different-looking continent than Europe appears today. Pope Paul III, who approved the society’s foundation within the Catholic church, had his home in the Papal States, which existed in the northern half of…

Templars

The Crusades and the journey down the rabbit hole

Perhaps you’ve never heard of the Black Pope, Octogon, Executive Outcomes and Blackwater, but the names Dutch East India Company, Hudson’s Bay Company, Wells Fargo and Jesuits may strike more of a chord? No doubt many will have come across the Templars, Crusaders and Masons… but what do all these bodies have in common? Well…